1. (verb)suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb to put down by force or authority Synonyms: chasten, capture, get over, master, crush, conquer, moderate, quash, keep down, surmount, restrict, suppress, bottle up, crucify, subjugate, reduce, control, curb, stamp down, hold, seize, subordinate, tame, mortify, hold in, curtail, appropriate, contain, oppress, inhibit, cut back, overcome, subdue, repress, check
2. (verb)inhibit limit the range or extent of Synonyms: bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdue
3. (verb)inhibit limit, block, or decrease the action or function of Synonyms: bottle up, curb, conquer, stamp down, suppress, subdue
4. (verb)inhibit, bottle up, suppress control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior Synonyms: curb, oppress, subdue, bottle up, crush, conquer, inhibit, repress, stamp down, suppress
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'inhibit'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. inhibit To prohibit is to give some formal command against, and especially to make some authoritative legal enactment against. Debar is said of persons, disallow of acts; one is debarred from anythin Synonyms: prohibit, debar, forbid, inhibit, preclude, disallow, hinder, interdict, prevent Antonyms: allow, empower, let, require, authorize, enjoin, license, sanction, command, give consent, order, suffer, consent to, give leave, permit, tolerate, direct, give permission, put up with, warrant